LINDEN GARDEN CLUB OF PINEWILD www.lindengardenclub.com January 2019 Newsletter President s Message I just wrote 2019 for the first time. That seemed strange, but I will get used to it. I am excited by the interesting programs that Cathy Jones has scheduled for the New Year. I know you will love them too, so plan to be with us on the third Thursday of each month and bring a guest. I hope those of you who joined us for the Christmas Luncheon enjoyed the event. I have heard many positive comments regarding the venue, the menu and the hit of the day - the Madrigals from Pine Crest High School with their personable director, Ms. Erin Slenk. I would like to thank Cathy Broutsas and her committee, Nona Burrell, Donna Engelson, and Maureen Fowley. They made the lovely centerpieces which added to the festive atmosphere and assembled the rose bouquets for the past presidents and other guests who joined us for a celebration of 25 years of being The Linden Garden Club. A special thanks to Maureen for standing out in the road directing members to the right building. While I am giving a special thanks, thank-you Dianne Schultz for chauffeuring two of our former members to and from the luncheon. One of our guests, Laurie Hamilton was the driving force behind the formation of our Linden Garden. She shared with us how she approached Chris Little, our general manager with her plan. He was in agreement and the garden was born. It has evolved over the years to be the pride of the Linden Garden Club. Our other guest, not a original member of our group, was Lydia Boesch. We all know what the generosity of the PPOA has meant to the garden so thank you to PPOA President, Lydia Bosch. Thank you to Lynn Hancock who believed that we could achieve our goal of $2000.00 for the Sandhills College Horticultural Scholarship. Well, drum roll please. At the time of the luncheon we had donated approximately $2200.00. Another $25.00 was donated and Jan Behnke found another $ 20.00 in the locked box. Lynn wondered if there was any way we could round it off to $2500.00. What Lynn did not know was that Jan Behnke had budgeted some money for that possibility so we will send a check for $2500.00 to Sandhills Community College for the Scholarship fund. Fantastic! This past year we were able to award four scholarships to some very deserving students. Thank you to our members for being so generous. Thank you to Kathryn Talton and her team who showed us that you can multitask and create a masterpiece. With the help of her volunteers, the Sitting Room was decorated using the theme The Holly and the Ivy.
Janet Farrell deserves a big thank-you for handling the tremendous task of coordinating docents for four days. She spent hours filling all the spots. Then came the bad weather and cancellations. We now turn our attention to the New Year. On January 17, Vice President Cathy Jones has promised us an interesting program about magnesium an essential mineral needed in our diet. I will be speaking to Chef Todd about a menu which will highlight magnesium in an appetizing lunch. I wish you a happy and healthy New Year. Margie Welcome New Members A warm welcome to the following new members: Gloria Bishop, 45 McMichael Drive, 420-2714, gloriabishop@gmail.com Mary Lou Steere, 73 Stoneykirk Drive, 295-6965, mlsteere4@gmail.com And our returning member: Martha Tournas, 56 McMichael Drive, 255-3155, flowersinjamestown@icloud.com A Note from Our Membership Chair: Our membership numbers are increasing each month. We are now up to 125 members! Thank you to the members who bring guests to our meetings. Our programs have created much interest. Keep up the good work. Contact me for applications to join: dflashman11@gmail.com. Thank You, Dolores Flashman Procedures Old and New: Meetings at the Pinewild Club House: When we meet at the Pinewild Club House we will follow the procedures we used last year. Send an email to reservations@lindengardenclub.com. Diane Anello monitors this email address and take your reservation. Off-site meetings and special events / workshops: When a luncheon or event requires payment in advance, your payment is your reservation. These payments will be made by using the Linden Garden Club lockbox located in the ladies locker room at the club house. No envelopes needed.
All meetings are at 10 a.m. and held at the Pinewild Country Club unless otherwise noted. Go to lindengardenclub.com and select the Calendar tab for more information! Wednesdays Garden Maintenance: Join Sandy Garratt between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. during December at the Linden Garden January 4 th Wreath removal in the Village January 12 January 17 February 21 March 21 Make Centerpieces for the evening s 2019 Pinewild Celebration Magnesium Deficiencies in Our Soil, Food, & Bodies with Dr. Mike Rowland Landscaping in Pinewild with Jennifer Riley of Southern Pines Landscaping First Health Hospice Gardens Our Sunshine Chair is Nona Burrell. Please let Nona know if a member is hospitalized, ill or has had a death in the family. Nona will send a card to let them know we are thinking of them. Nona may be contacted at nburrell@nc.rr.com. Thanks to the wonderful generosity of our members, and an extra $260 from our budget, we will be donating $2,500 to the Sandhills Horticultural Program for scholarships! Great job, everyone - all that and no one put together any baskets! Many thanks to all of you! Lynn Hancock
2019 Pinewild Celebration January 12 Garden Club Floral Talent Needed! I am sure most of you know there will not be a Holly Ball this holiday season. A new committee has come together to plan a "2019 Pinewild Celebration" event. The date is Saturday January 12th, and we will return to the Fair Barn. Elliott's will cater the event. I am in charge of the centerpieces. We would love for you to volunteer to help make these floral arrangements that Saturday morning, January 12 th at 9:30 a.m. We will gather greens the day before. The colors of the Celebration are white, silver and black. Think about what you would like for your table and remember you get to take home any arrangements that you make! Please email me at barrett996@gmail.com to let me know if you will help. Event details are available at the Pinewild Property Owners web-site on the home tab scroll down to upcoming events. Don t forget If you plan to attend the event your payment must be received by December 23 rd! Thank you so much! BJ Barrett
"Magnesium Deficiencies in Our Soil, Food, & Bodies Bodies Thursday, January 17, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pinewild Country Club Dr. Mike Rowland, master gardener. retired Chief of Surgery at First Health, and former head of the First Health Cancer Center, will speak on the magnesium deficiencies in our soil, food and bodies. He will explain how this deficiency is behind most of our health problems. Landscaping in Pinewild Thursday, February 21, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pinewild Country Club Jennifer Riley from Southern Pines Landscaping will give a presentation on which plants are preferred, which plants are invasive and how to properly prune your plants. If Jennifer's name sounds familiar, she is the landscape liasion to the Pinewild Property Association's Architectural Review Board. Jennifer is sure to provide some great guidelines for keeping our properties healthy and beautiful!
"First Health Hospice Gardens Thursday, March 21, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Administration Building at First Health Hospice & Palliative Care Lunch: Catered by Panera Susan Zanetti, Master Gardener and Volunteer Coordinator of the Firsthealth Hospice Garden, will give a presentation on the development and workings of the Hospice garden. This young garden has blossomed in growth and is now a hidden gem in the Sandhills. Susan will also lead us in a tour of the garden where (if Mother Nature cooperates) there will be 2,000 daffodils in bloom. Our Garden Club meeting will be held at 10:00 am in the Administration Building at First Health Hospice & Palliative Care, located at 251 Campground Road, West End (turn right off of 15/501 when driving about one mile past Pinehurst #6). Weymouth Christmas House Unwrap the Magic! Many thanks to everyone who was part of Weymouth Christmas House. The Linden Garden Club had over 32 members volunteering this year plus many more of you touring the house. Our team decorated, helped with tours, baked cookies and much more. Thank you for helping to make Weymouth Christmas House a success! Thank you so much! Janet Farrell Weymouth Volunteer Chair
In addition to participating in club committees and events there are two volunteer opportunities to consider: Village of Pinehurst Club Liaison: This individual will be our representative to the Pinehurst Village Beautification Committee. For 2019, this will involve pulling a team together a few days before Thanksgiving to fluff bows and wreaths while the Village Maintenance Team hangs the Christmas wreaths. Janet Farrell has been doing this for the past 5 years and would like to pass the baton. No meetings with the Beautification Committee are involved in this role. Native Pollinator Garden Support: If you are interested in being part of the team that helps create the Native Pollinator Garden in the Pinehurst Arboretum, please contact Janet Farrell, janet.farrell7@gmail.com. When Dr. Linda Acker spoke at our November meeting she shared that the Pinehurst Resort is loaning several of their greenhouses to the Pollinator Garden team to grow seedlings. At some point in March or April, these seedlings will need to be transplanted into larger containers. Once the date is firm an eblast will be sent to all members. If you would like to be part of this session please let Janet know. We continue to update the web site to reflect all the new members, committee members and the programs for this year. The site is as good as the information we receive so feel free to send me anything of interest. Love pictures taken of our events! Just a reminder that if you are not receiving the monthly newsletter to please contact Janet Farrell. She will check to make sure we have your correct email address. ALSO, it is important that if you do change your email address to let Janet Farrell or Dolores Flashman know as soon as possible so we can make all the changes necessary for our records. For our new members, the web site address is: www.lindengardenclub.com and you can see all pages without a password except for the members page. For access to this page, type in: lindengardenclub and the password is: pinewild2013. Please contact me if you have questions! sandymg@aol.com Sandy Garratt
The garden has been prepared for the winter with all the leaves and pine straw removed and plants cut back. We will discontinue the Wednesday weekly raking of the garden until March. In February we will divide the Zebra Grass, trim the Crape Myrtles and shape the Gardenias. We will start preparation for a plan for making the garden more native plant-friendly with a section dedicated to native pollinator plants and flowers. Anyone who would like to help in the designing this pollinator section of the garden can send me a quick email at sandymg@aol.com. Don t forget to take a look at the Edgeworthia Paperbush when you drive by as it now abounds in beautiful white flowers! Sandy Garratt Edgeworthia chrysantha - Paperbush Our garden is sleeping. Wednesday maintenance will resume in March between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Register by email: landscapegardening@sandhills.edu NEW January 26 (Saturday) 10AM Noon Ball Visitors Center Pruning Workshop Conducted by Moore County Extension agent Taylor Williams. Learn pruning basics then an outside demonstration of how it is done. FREE but reservations are necessary. Become a Member of the Sandhills Horticultural Society Be the first to find out about workshops being offered and receive a discount. Find out about the many other benefits to becoming a member. Call 910-695-3882.
Linden Garden Club Membership Chair: Dolores Flashman, 37 Glasgow Drive, dflashman11@gmail.com 2018 2019 Board President Margie Butcher 255-6917 Mbutcher1@nc.rr.com Vice President Cathy Jones 440-391-0438 Cjones345@hotmail.com Secretary Nancy Mack 703-930-0157 Nanmack2@gmail.com Treasurer Jan Behnke 255-0470 Bjbehnke31@nc.rr.com Cathy Jones, Margie Butcher, Nancy Mack, Jan Behnke Nature has undoubtedly mastered the art of winter gardening and even the most experienced gardener can learn from the unrestrained beauty around them. Vincent A. Simeone